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St. James United Church of Christ

St. James United Church of Christ is a Virginia historical marker in Lovettsville, Loudoun County, dedicated 1983.

Loudoun County · dedicated 1983 · Rte. 673, just east of intersection with Rte. 287, Lovettsville

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Formerly St. James Evangelical and Reformed Church, this is the oldest active congregation of the German Reformed tradition in Virginia. Lovettsville, a German settlement, was founded by settlers of the Reformed faith in 1733. Early records indicate that Elder William Wenner, the first leader of the Lovettsville congregation, arrived in the area as early as 1720.

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